Collar support



Nov. 9, 1943. w. c c 2,334,068

COLLAR SUPPORT Filed June 22, 1942 W W '1 M2 M; 1 Z

W Chadwick //2 van for A tzomey Patented Nov. 9, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i p .2,ss4,0ssa f COLI'J'A SUPPORT I William Chadwick, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application une 22, 1942, Serial No; 447,914

2 Claims;

The'present invention relates to a collar port for laundered shirts.

Devices for preserving laundered shirts in their folded and finished neat condition are in widespread use. Such devices usually include a collar support to prevent the collar from being,

crushed, a shirt board for supporting the body of the shirt, and a tying band which is passed around the'bcdyof the shirt and secured to retain the shirt'in its folded position.

Devices which are in common use areusuall y out from sheets of compressed paper stock, such as cardboard, involving the consumption of' a relatively large quantity of raw material. In additionythere is a considerable wastage of material in dieing out the various parts which form the finished device. 1

One of the primary objects of thepresent inventionis to provide a collar support for laundered shirts which can be formed without wastage froma minimum amount of material.

, A further object of the invention is to provide a collar support which is made of a single piece of material died andscored in such a manner that the collar and neck band are held firmly in their laundered position, and crushing of the collar isp'revented.

The manner in which the above and other objects of this invention may be attained may be had from the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

I Figure I'is'a plan view of the collar supporting piece and body piece in their joined together position as they are died'and scored in cutting out from a sheet of cardboard;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the two pieces shown in Figure 1 as they are separated and made ready for use;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the body piece,

slightly in perspective, showing the tying band in secured position;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the device, slightly in perspective, showing the tying band secured around a laundered shirt and the collar supporting piece in position; and

Figure 5 is a plan view, slightly in perspective, of the collar supporting piece.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawing.

The numeral I indicates the collar supporting piece and the numeral 2, the body piece. As shown in Figure 1, these pieces, joined together by the small uncut portions 3, are cut in one piece, preferably from a piece of heavy, relatively stiff, compressed paper stock, such as cardboard.

At the, time of cutting out the piece,,the several, parts are diedand scored without loss of' material, as described in detail hereinafter.

The collar supporting piece 'I and the body piece 2 are severed along the line 4 except at the uncut points 3, preferably near to the ends, which are left uncut for convenience in handling, shipping and storing the complete device. When snugly into the neck band of the shirt and of sufficient width'to extend above theupper rim.

of thecollar whenin place. For the-purpose'oi identifyingthe various parts of the collar piece,.

the'numeral 6 designates the upper edge and the numeral 1 designates the lower edge.

Th collarpiece is scored along the arcuately curved line5 which is located preferably centrally thereof and extends from the upper rimv into the body of the piece, to form a segment which can be folded easily at right angles to the main body of the collar piece.

The ends 8 of the collar piece are each pref erably tapered inwardly from the upper edge 6 toward the bottom edge I to a point slightly above the bottom edge, thence outwardly to form the small outwardly extending projections. 9. i

The collar supporting piece is out along the; horizontally extending; lines 2| and the vertically;

extending lines 22 to form the arm 23. The

vertical lines 22 are preferably spaced apart from the centre of the piece and extend, upwardly The horizontal lines from the'lower edge 1'. 2| are preferably curved downwardly at their inner ends and thence upwardly to form notches 24.

The body piece 2 is of substantially the same size as the collar piece to avoid unnecessary waste of material- It is preferably rectangular in shape and of a length suflicient to extend slightly more than the width of the shirt when in folded position after laundering. The body piece may be of any desired width but for the purpose of effecting maximum economies in paper stock, it is desired to form it as narrow as possible. having regard, of course, to the requirements as to strength. I

The body piece is out along the longitudinally, or horizontally, extending, spaced apart, parallel lines In and is scored along the transversely, or vertically, extending lines II and I2. The vertical lines ll-IZ are spaced inwardly from the ends of the piece to form end pieces 13 and I4 which can be folded at right angles to the main body of the piece.

The longitudinally extending tying strip l5, which is formed by the cut-through lines In, is joined at one end to the main body of the piece along the scored line H. The opposite end of the tying piece terminates in a locking tab I6. The foldable end piece It is cut along the horizontal lines 20 and the vertical line I!) to form a notch I! which serves to receive the locking tab I6.

Figures 3 and 5 illustrate the body and collar pieces in the positions taken by th respective parts when in use. Referrin to Figure 3, the tying band is pressed downwardly and the end 1 pieces are folded upwardly. The tying band is brought around the end piece l3 and the locking tab l6, at the free end thereof, is received within the notch l1. The tying band l5 may extend across the front of the shirt, as illustrated in Figure 4, or across the back of the shirt (not shown), as desired.

The collar piece is positioned vertically and assumes a circular position in the collar band. The curved segment I8 is folded along the scored line 5 to extend horizontally rearwardly. As the collar supporting piece is formed into a circular shape, the arms 23 extend forwardly as illustrated in Figure 5. When the piece is inserted into its position in the collar band, these arms are slipped under the front of the collar. The arms 23 serve a dual purpose in that they provide a firm base on which the front of the collar rests and they anchor the collar supporting piece in its position in the collar band. The outwardly extending projections 9 provide additional support to the collar band than is obtained when the ends are cut at right angles to the upper and lower edges.

' I have found that the present device can be manufactured with practically no wastage of material. In addition, no more material is necessary for both collar band and shirt band than that required to provide a support for the collar only in certain devices known in the art. In ordinary practice, the entire device can be made out of a piece of material about three and onehalf inches wide and about ten inches long. I have found that the device made of material of these dimensions is sufiiciently large to adjust itself to all sizes of shirts and has all the strength necessary to' support and retain the various parts in their respective positions.

In using the device, a minimum of time is required for the operator to separate the two parts, slip the collar piece in to its position in the inner rim of the neck band, and depress the segment 18 to a horizontal position, in which position the piece is forced and retained against the rim of the collar, thus providing the collar with a. firm support against crushing. The parts of the body piece are passed around the shirt and locked in position as illustrated in Figure 4.

It will be understood, of course, that with minor modification in the width of the collar supporting piece, the device may be used with neck band type shirts, the supporting piece I being made of suflicient width to fit snugly into the inner rim of the neck band and thereby hold it firmly in its position. Further modifications of the present invention may become apparent to others skilled in the art in the light of the teachings herein Without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A collar support for laundered shirts of the collar attached type comprising an elongated strip insertable into the inner rim of a shirt collar, an arcuately curved scored line extending from the upper edge of the piece into the body thereof, the ends of said scored line being spaced approximately equidistant from the central vertical axis of said'piece, said scored line outlining a central portion of said piece foldable horizontally inwardly whereby, when in position, the main body of said piece is pressed firmly against the inner rim of the shirt collar, and projections extending angularly outwardly from the ends of the base of said piece.

2. A collar support for laundered shirts of the collar attached type comprising an elongated strip insertable into the inner rim of a shirt collar, an arcuately curved scored line extending from the upper edge of the piece into the body, thereof, the ends of said scored line beingspaced approximately equidistant from the central vertical axis of said piece, said curved line outlining a central portion of said piece foldable horizontally inwardly whereby, when in position, the main body of said piece is pressed firmly against the inner rim of the shirt collar, projections extending angularly outwardly from the ends of the base of said piece, and arms died out of and having their ends, secured to the central portion of the body of said piece below said curved line.

WM. CHADWICK. 

